Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-17
CONCERNING THE MONTANA UNION,
agsment-The Onloers Of the Rosd
Non.Conmit4al.

Rumors Of Impending Change In the Man
agsment-Ths Omoers Of the Road
Non-Committal.
Arumor was current on the street yes
to-day morning that conld b. traced to nc
reliable source hat changes in the person
+ mel OF the Montana Union were impending
1t was to the effect that = new Superin'
tendent Of the Montana Union had beer
appointed by Manager Potter. Of the Union
Pacific, and that President Dana had en-.
tered q protest and threatened to res gn in
consequence. The latter gentleman vas
and declined to admit either that he had
Or that he had not had any communica.
ton on the subject. He said that the man.
agement of the Montana Union was in the
bands of an Executive Board of three,
originally composed OF President Adams,
of the Union Pacific; President Harris, OF
the Northern Pacific. and President Dana,
Of the Montana Union. President Adams
suggested that the Vice-P Presidents Of the
respective roads were better posted on
affairs out here than either he or MIR. Har-
ris and accordingly Vice-Presidents Cakes
and Potter were delegated with the au-
thority of their respective superiors, and
they, with Gen. Dana,
FORM THE EXECUTIVE BOARD.
The latter said that if these two gentlemen
came to a decision upon any subject af'
fecting the Montana Union, he was not 60
ing to oppose it as that would be useless.
but he reserved to himself Che right to make
a growl afterwards if the result did not
turn out as satisfactory as anticipated.
I'm not going to say whether l have re-
ceived any communication from the execu-
tive board on the subject or not. If they
can get a man to take my place. I'll let you
know it as soon as I do myself" wal all
the satisfaction that President Dana
would give. General Minty declared the
first he heard of the matter was from some
gentleman in town who asked him what
foundation there was for the rumor, and
expressed bis entire Ignorance of the matter
Both gentlemen wore their usual air of good
humor and serenity as far as outward ap-
pearances went Il know" said President
Dana, lust how the got started.
Some fellow down at Pocatello who was
on the inside dropped a hint where he
should not. and so the rumor got wind"
The reporter wanted to know how Poca-
tellO could be
CENTER OF INTELLIGENCE.
but President Dana mysteriously said that
Pocatello would do as well as anywhere
else. Superintendent Dawson was met Oh
the street and said twenty people bad
asked him the same question as to his
being superseded, but he had received no
communication on the subject from either
the Union or the Northern Pacific officials
and knew nothing at all about it.. The
matter was discussed in a railway office
and one gentleman said that whatever Tom
Potter decided upon had to go. How so if
be has only one vote on any subject out OF
three? Has Mr.. Cakes or Mr.. Dana moth
ing to say?" queried the re,orter. ut
don't make a bit of difference" replied the
gentleman, If he decides upon anything
affecting the Montana Union, that sett es
it," The DeIphic oracle could not have
spoken more decisively aud the reporter
felt co~rrespondingly crushed. From the nom
committal tone in which General Dana
spoke it is safe to infer hat some changes
are impending and day or two will
develop the true inwardness OF the mystery.